CHAPTER VIII

APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION

Section 23. Filing of Application - Any person, partnership, corporation or other entity desiring to
secure an accreditation from the Department shall accomplish in duplicate and file with the
Department, the application prescribed for such purpose.

Section 24. Supporting Documents to be submitted with Application – Unless otherwise indicated in the
form, the application shall be accompanied by two copies of the following documents:

a. In case of corporation or partnership, a certified true copy of the Articles of Incorporation, its by-
laws, or Articles of Partnership and Amendments thereof, duly registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and Business Name Certificate; in case of single Proprietorship, Business Name
Certificate and amendments thereof, if any.

b. Applicant's latest income tax return and audited financial statements for the preceding year of its
operation (not applicable for new establishments.

c. List of the names of all officials and employees and their respective designations, nationalities,
home addresses; for alien personnel- valid visa from the Bureau of Immigration and the appropriate
permit from the Department of Labor and Employment.

d. Mayor's permit and/or municipal license.

e. Such other papers or documents as may be required from time to time by the Department.

Section 25. Creation of an Inspection Team - After the application form has been filed, the Department
shall create an inspection team composed of at least two (2 members from the Department.

Section 26. Ocular Inspection of Establishment and Immediate Premises. - Upon receipt of its mission
order, the inspection team shall conduct an ocular inspection of the establishment and its immediate
premises for the purpose of determining whether it meets the standards set by the Department for the
establishment's accreditation. The DOT team shall be accompanied by a representative of the
establishment during the inspection.

Section 27. Checklist to be Accomplished During Ocular Inspection of Establishment. - The team shall
provide itself with a set of checklist of the requirements for the establishment. All deficiencies found,
as well as the requirements complied with shall be noted in the checklist.

Section 28. All the Observations of the Applicant Shall be Entered in the Checklist. - Any observation of
the applicant or his duly authorized representative present at the time of the inspection on any
adverse finding of the team shall be entered in the checklist. The applicant shall then be furnished
with a copy of the accomplished checklist.

Section 29. Report of the Team - Within five (5 days from the date of the inspection of the
establishment and its immediate premises, the team shall render a report of its findings and/or
recommendations.

Section 30. Issuance of Certificate of Accreditation - If the applicant has satisfactory complied with the
prescribed minimum requirements, the Department shall then issue the Certificate of Accreditation in
favor of the applicant.

Section 31. Validity of Certificate of Accreditation - The Certificate of Accreditation shall be valid for a
period of one (1 year from the date of issue, unless sooner revoked by the Department.

Section 32. Accreditation Fees - The following schedule or accreditation fees shall be collected from
the applicants that have complied with the pertinent requirements for accreditation:

Hotel
Deluxe Class P2,200.00
First Class 1,980.00
Standard Class 1,650.00
Economy Class 1,100.00

Resort

Class AAA P2,200.00

Class AA 1,100.00
Class A 550.00
Special Interest Resort 550.00

Tourist Inn P 550.00

Apartel P 385.00
Pension House P 220.00
Motorist Hotel P 220.00

CHAPTER IX

GROUNDS FOR CANCELLATION OF ACCREDITATION

Section 33. Grounds for Cancellation of Accreditation - Any of the following acts, omissions or offenses
shall sufficient grounds for the cancellation of accreditation:

a. Making any false declaration or statement or making use of any such declaration or statement or any
document containing the same or committing fraud or any act of misrepresentation for the purpose of
obtaining the issuance of accreditation;

b. Failure to comply with or contravene any of the conditions set forth in the certificate of
accreditation;

c. Failure to meet the standards and requirements for the operation of the establishment;

d. Allowing or permitting the establishment of its facilities to be used for illegal, immoral or illicit
activities; and

e. Violation of or non-compliance with any of the provisions of these Rules, promulgated orders,
decisions and circulars issued by the Department and other concerned agencies.

CHAPTER X

SUPERVISION OF ACCREDITED ESTABLISHMENTS

Section 34. Display of Certificate of Accreditation - The certificate of accreditation shall be displayed
in a conspicuous place of the establishment.

Section 35. Non-Transferability of Certificate of Accreditation - The rights over the accreditation shall
be non-transferable.

Section 36. Periodic Inspection - When necessary or when public good dictates, the Department may
send an inspection team to the establishment for the purpose of finding out whether it is being kept
and /or managed in a manner comfortable to the standards set by the Department. The inspection
shall be conducted at a reasonable time of the day with due regard and respect accorded to the right
to privacy of parties concerned.

Section 37. Defects and Deficiencies Found During the Inspection - Where certain defects and
deficiencies have been found in the courses of the inspection, the Department shall give direction to
the keeper, manager or operator to rectify the defects or deficiencies within a reasonable period of
time.

Section 38. Penalty for Failure to Remedy the Defects, etc. If the management fails to remedy the
defects of deficiencies, the Department may revoke the Certificate of Accreditation of the
Establishment.

Section 39. Gambling and Disorderly Conduct - Hotel, resort, tourist inn, motel, apartel and pension
house keepers, managers or operators shall exert all efforts not to allow gambling or any form,
drunkenness, or disorderly conduct of any kind by anyone in the establishment and its immediate
premises.

Section 40. Prostitution and Other Immoral/Illegal Activities - Managers or operators of hotels, resorts,
tourist inns, motels, apartels and pension houses shall exert all possible efforts not to permit any
person whom they know or have reason to believe to be either a prostitute, a pedophile or of
questionable character to occupy a room or to enter the premises. To accomplish this end, they shall
immediately report to the nearest police station the presence of any such person in the premises.

CHAPTER XI

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 41. Confidential Character of Certain Data - Information and documents received or filed with
the Department in pursuance of the requirements of these Rules shall be treated as confidential and
shall not be divulged to any private party without the consent of the party concerned.

Section 42. Separability Clause - The provisions of these Rules are hereby declared separable, and in
the event that anyone or more of such provisions are declared invalid, the validity of all other
provisions shall not be affected thereby.

Section 43. Repealing Clause - All existing Rules and Regulations Circulars issued by the Department of
Tourism which are inconsistent with the provision of these Rules, are hereby repealed and /or modified
accordingly.

Section 44. Effectivity - These Rules and Regulations shall take effect immediately.
APPROVED AND PROMULGATED THIS 26TH DAY OF AUGUST 1992, MANILA, PHILIPPINES,

(SGD.)
NARZALINA Z. LIM
Secretary

ATTESTED:

(SGD. EVELYN B. PANTIG

Undersecretary
Tourism Services and Regional Offices